Brewer: Both parties have failed Ariz.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday slammed the federal government for its failure to secure the nation’s border, according to a report.

At a border-security expo in Phoenix, the Republican governor said the government’s “abdication of responsibility is the overarching outrage” of America’s illegal immigration crisis, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

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Immigration isn’t about skin color or racism, she said, but about protecting Americans. During a talk for law enforcement officers and those working in the border-security industry, Brewer blasted both parties in Washington for their failure to secure the U.S-Mexico border and keep citizens safe.

“Of course, there are those in Washington who will tell you — from 3,000 miles away, by the way — that our border is more secure than ever,” Brewer said, according to the AP. “No amount of distortion can hide the absolute truth. The federal government, Republicans and Democrats alike, have failed every single American — all of us.”

Brewer cited the killing of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry — who was shot with guns linked to Operation Fast and Furious — as a prime example of the lack of security on the border.

“America’s failure to understand this problem at a national level and to deal with it has haunted borders like mine for decades,” she said, the AP reported.